The guitarist’s pal Hilary Devey told the Mirror: “My heart goes out to Lyndsay. The only person left looking after Rick Parfitt at the end was his loving wife Lyndsay who had arranged his admission to hospital.

“A traumatic week for all of us who were close to Rick Parfitt. A teenager who never grew up but the best friend anyone could have.”

Rick Parfitt and Lyndsay were still married at the time of the singer’s death on Christmas Eve, despite him dumping her over the phone in October and putting their five-bed Marbella home on the market.

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He was desperate to put pen to paper and reveal untold stories about his days in Status Quo, which are now unlikely to see the light of day.

Meanwhile, he had also asked Status Quo ­producer Pip Williams to produce his debut solo album.

While bandmate Francis Rossi has yet to comment, Rick’s son Rick Jr tweeted: “I cannot describe the sadness I feel. To many he was a rock tar, to me he was simply ‘Dad’, and I loved him hugely. RIP Pappa Parf.”

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